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Letters Patent No. 67,797, dated August 13, 1867.

IMPROVED WARDROBE FEDSTEAD.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, J, F. C. PICKHARDT, ot' the eity,'c'ounty, and Stateof New York, have invented a new and improved Secretary Bedstead, andthat the following description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, hereinafter referred to, forms a full andexactspeciiication of the same, wherein I have set forth the nature andprinciples of my said improvements, by which my invention may bedistinguished from all others of a similar class, together with suchparts as I claim and desire to have secured to me .by Letters Patent.

i This invention relates to a new and improved bedstead of that classwhich admits, when not required for usc, of being adjusted or folded upso as to resemble a secretary or book-case, and, when required for use,of being turned down and adjusted so as to serve equally as good apurpose as an ordinary bedstead. The invention consists in a peculiarconstruction and arrangement of parts, asrhereinafter shown anddescribed, wherebyl the bedstead is allowed to fold compactly within acase and still occupied by two persons, such as are commonly termeddouble bedsteads,`and the case also, besides being ornamental or chasteand neat, capable of being made of-quite moderate proportions, notlarger than an ordinary law secretary with book-easc on top. In theaccompanying sheet of drawings- I i Figure 1 represents a front view ofm a secretary with book-case on top.

Figure 2 a vertical transverse section of the same taken through thecentre, with the bedstead turned down and adjusted ready for use.

Figure 3, a vertical transverse section of the same in a folded orclosed state, asrrepresented in fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

A represents the case of'the device, the lower part of which at itsfront side .is provided with two hinged. doors a a, the part I) abovethe doors being the bottom of the bedstead B, which is panelled andhaslegs c hinged to its upper end, which legs serve as a finish orVornament when the bedstead is folded or turned upward within the case,as will be seen by referring to fig. 1. The head of the bedstead is abar, d, and the foot a board, e. The bar d has a board or strip, e'attached to it by hinges f,'and the foot-board eis, when the bedstead isturned down for use, increased in height by a supplemental board, g,which is provided at each end with an arm,z, secured to the side pieces1,' by screws j. To thc under side of the bottom b of the bedsteadthereis attached, by hinges 7c n support," C, which is equal in width tothe bottom b', and is connected at its lower end by hinges l to the baseof the case A, as shown in figs. 2 and 3. This supportG is allowed toturn outward but notlinward be of ample size, even when designed to beyinvention in a folded or closed state, and representing or imitating tbeyond a vertical position, and its outward movemebt is limited bycurved bearings m attached to the inner sides of the doors a a. l To thecentre f the outer side ot' the head-bar d there is pivotcd a leg, D,which, when the bedstead is turned down for use, as shown in g. 2,supports the bar d. When the bedstead is to be tu'rned down for use theleg D is turned up parallel with bar d. The position of the severalparts when folded up is shown clearly in iig. 3, and when the device isto be unfolded for use the doors a a are opened, the legs c are raisedor turned upward, the bedstead lowered and drawn outward from the caseas far as the support @will allow, and the leg D turned down so as torest upon the floor, the legs c also resting upon the Hoor. The snppleme'ntal foot-board g is then turned up and the board or strip eturned back, so that its outer edge will bear against a back piece,f",of the case, and the bedstead is then ready foruse. j t

In order to turn or fold up the bedstead, the supplemental foot-board gis turned down, the board, or strip e turned inward, and the leg Dturned up parallel with the heafi-bar d. The bedstead is then turnedupward within the case A, .the doors a a closed. Previous to the turningup or folding of the bedstead the bed may be made up and the bed-clothessmoothed and adjusted nicely and folded up with the bedstead. Hence noreceptzv cles of any kind are required with the device to reeeivebedding, as the latter may always be retained in the bedstead. i m

This device may be constructed at a verymoderate cost. It possesses theadvantage of being very easily adjusted or manipulated, no exertionbeing necessary to raise and lower the bedstead, as the headbar d may beloaded or made suilieiently heavy to counterpoise the bedstead on thcsupport C.

Having thus described my invention, I claimas new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent-'- 1. The securing or hinging of the bedstead B to asupport, C, which is hinged to the base of the case A,

and all arranged in such a, manner that the bedstead may be turned orfolded up within the case when not required for use, and let down anddrawn out from the same when designed to he used, substantially as andfor the purpose set forth.

2. The bearings on at the inner sides of the doors a a, in combinationwith the hin-ged hedstead-support C and bedstead B, all arranged inconnection with the ease A, substantially as and for the purpose'speeied.

3. The jointed supplemental,footboard g and hinged head-boord e appliedto the bed'stead, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. The combination of the case A with doors a a, bedsted B, support C,beerings m on the doors a a, Supplemental foot-hoord g, the hingedhead-board e, and the pivoted leg D, all arranged' substantllj s and forthepurpose specified. f

J. F'. C. PIGKHARDT.

Witnesses:

WM. F. MCNAMARA ALEX F EGBERTS.

